Then I realized he meant Rocko died of high cholesterol and thus this a joke on “full of….”. “Full of life” is figurative and a pleasantry. And “full of high cholesterol” is a literal and cynical plaintive fact. Perhaps it is clearer if it were “cancerous cells”.
“Poor Rocko, he was so full of life” “…. and cancerous cells”.
So…. I’m with B.A. “Um…. Ha-ha?”. Well, okay…. If it had been cancerous cells it’d be an unfair and tragic death whereas high cholesterol would just be that fast bastards own fault….. I guess. Still “Um…. Ha-ha? … Mike Peters, you are losing it and…. I don’t want to talk to you any more….”
I first saw this on Comics Curmudgeon this morning, before I did my ‘comics rounds’ and Josh [and I] had the same thought . . . this is funny? Maybe ’cause my RICO (close to ‘Rocko’) crossed the Rainbow Bridge this year, it cut too close for me to see the humor, but at least now I know I wasn’t the only one . . . perplexed.
I’m not familiar with the show, but is this a reference to “Rocko’s Modern Life”?
Mr Leopold Bloom ate with relish the inner organs of beasts and fowls.
The punch line would work better if it were “…and cholesterol.”
Cholesterol per se isn’t even that important, only low-density lipoprotein bound cholesterol (LDL). HDL is good.
Weren’t you talking about a Funkywinkerbeanization tag?
“The punch line would work better if it were “…and cholesterol.””
…..
…. yes …….
…… that would work better……
It’s still not funny and its unpleasant, but it scans and logistically works better.
carlfink,
“Cholesterol per se isn’t even that important,”
ACTUALLY (does capitalizing it make it ironic?) cholesterol is in every cell in the body. No cholesterol, no cell membrane, no cells, no you.
And yes, I know, not the point. Sometimes I just can’t help myself.
Were you just reading ‘The Body: A Guide for Occupants’, by Bill Bryson, by any chance?
Chak: and ALL food is organic, since all food is based on carbon chemistry!
larK: as is dog poop. :-)
Andréa, No, but it sound wonderful. I’m off to the library (website) to put a hold on it. Thanks!
Bryson’s books are all wonderful, but I couldn’t get thru this one. TMI. But that is the fault of my squeamishness, not his research/writing. I’ve read and enjoyed all his other books.
Mary Roach also has some good books on this (and other) subjects, with the same sense of humor:
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (2004)
Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife (2006)
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex (2009)
Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void (2011)
My Planet: Finding Humor in the Oddest Places (2013)
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal (2014)
Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War (2017)
I found an alternate title that ‘my’ library uses . . .
My planet : exploring the world with family, friends, and dental floss (2013)
Andréa, no, I didn’t get that from Bryson. I’m a biology teacher. Bryson is a wonderful travel writer and not so wonderful a science writer.
Thanks for confirming what I thought when I tried to read his latest. I thought his travel books wonderful; this one, not so much. I DO think Mary Roach did a much better job of writing about ‘science stuff’.
“The punch line would work better if it were “…and cholesterol.””
And, if so, if the lead-in then were “Poor Rocko. He was so high on life.”
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My first thought was …. Grimm ate him????
Then I realized he meant Rocko died of high cholesterol and thus this a joke on “full of….”. “Full of life” is figurative and a pleasantry. And “full of high cholesterol” is a literal and cynical plaintive fact. Perhaps it is clearer if it were “cancerous cells”.
“Poor Rocko, he was so full of life” “…. and cancerous cells”.
So…. I’m with B.A. “Um…. Ha-ha?”. Well, okay…. If it had been cancerous cells it’d be an unfair and tragic death whereas high cholesterol would just be that fast bastards own fault….. I guess. Still “Um…. Ha-ha? … Mike Peters, you are losing it and…. I don’t want to talk to you any more….”
I first saw this on Comics Curmudgeon this morning, before I did my ‘comics rounds’ and Josh [and I] had the same thought . . . this is funny? Maybe ’cause my RICO (close to ‘Rocko’) crossed the Rainbow Bridge this year, it cut too close for me to see the humor, but at least now I know I wasn’t the only one . . . perplexed.
I’m not familiar with the show, but is this a reference to “Rocko’s Modern Life”?
Mr Leopold Bloom ate with relish the inner organs of beasts and fowls.
The punch line would work better if it were “…and cholesterol.”
Cholesterol per se isn’t even that important, only low-density lipoprotein bound cholesterol (LDL). HDL is good.
Weren’t you talking about a Funkywinkerbeanization tag?
“The punch line would work better if it were “…and cholesterol.””
…..
…. yes …….
…… that would work better……
It’s still not funny and its unpleasant, but it scans and logistically works better.
carlfink,
“Cholesterol per se isn’t even that important,”
ACTUALLY (does capitalizing it make it ironic?) cholesterol is in every cell in the body. No cholesterol, no cell membrane, no cells, no you.
And yes, I know, not the point. Sometimes I just can’t help myself.
Were you just reading ‘The Body: A Guide for Occupants’, by Bill Bryson, by any chance?
Chak: and ALL food is organic, since all food is based on carbon chemistry!
larK: as is dog poop. :-)
Andréa, No, but it sound wonderful. I’m off to the library (website) to put a hold on it. Thanks!
Bryson’s books are all wonderful, but I couldn’t get thru this one. TMI. But that is the fault of my squeamishness, not his research/writing. I’ve read and enjoyed all his other books.
Mary Roach also has some good books on this (and other) subjects, with the same sense of humor:
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (2004)
Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife (2006)
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex (2009)
Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void (2011)
My Planet: Finding Humor in the Oddest Places (2013)
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal (2014)
Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War (2017)
I found an alternate title that ‘my’ library uses . . .
My planet : exploring the world with family, friends, and dental floss (2013)
Andréa, no, I didn’t get that from Bryson. I’m a biology teacher. Bryson is a wonderful travel writer and not so wonderful a science writer.
Thanks for confirming what I thought when I tried to read his latest. I thought his travel books wonderful; this one, not so much. I DO think Mary Roach did a much better job of writing about ‘science stuff’.
“The punch line would work better if it were “…and cholesterol.””
And, if so, if the lead-in then were “Poor Rocko. He was so high on life.”